With the hot topic of climate change now growing in prominence throughout political and social agendas across the world, Chris Dolan quizzed Ingemar Persson, secretary general at PostEurop, the association of 48 European public postal operators, on the green aspirations of the postal industry.
Read MoreRoyal Mail is working with CENEX, PostEurop, the association of European public postal operators, and FuelCellEurope, the European association of fuel cell developers, to develop a universal design specification for hydrogen fuel cell postal vans.
Read MoreGavin Macrae has been appointed Director of Market Development at Postcomm, the postal services regulator. He will report to the newly appointed Chief Executive, Tim Brown.
Gavin joins us from Royal Mail Letters where he was Director of Product Marketing. He has more than 22 years experience of working in a variety of operational and commercial roles within Royal Mail Group, including leading on new product development and innovation.
Mr Macrae joins Postcomm on 20 October 2008.
Read MoreRomanian Post announces that this week sees the start of the ACTIN project with session communications focusing on quality of service.
ACTIN stands for Acquis Communautaire Training Initiative. The project aims to help prepare eastern european postal operators for the changes to internal markets as a result of postal liberalisation and in particular, competition. ACTIN is supported by the European Commission under its BSP2 Business Support Programme, a part of the PHARE initiative, and is coordinated by PostEurop (the Association of European Public Postal Operators), in cooperation with FEDMA and IPALMO (an Italian Research Institute).
The main beneficiaries are said to be Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Turkey. The Pro Actin goal is to help operators adapt their business practices so they can compete successfully in the enlarged Union. The project works on a “training the trainers” model; this means that the people who benefit directly from the ACTIN training sessions will be able to go back to their home countries and businesses and pass on the knowledge they have acquired.
The seminar is supported by Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal and the Slovak Republic. Romanian Post was nominated to host the ‘quality of service’ seminar.
The event runs from September 2-4, is conducted under the aegis of two major organizations: the European Commission represented by Mr. Denis Sparas, Project Manager and PostEurop Represenative Mr Ingemar Persson, general secretary of PostEurop.
Read MorePostEurop, a Restricted Union representing 48 European public postal operators, has teamed up with the UPU Sustainable Development Project Group to share the results of the work carried out within the framework of its greenhouse gas reduction programme.
A joint technical committee will be formed and tasked with establishing a series of measures to cut the CO2 emissions of the sector as a whole. This agreement between PostEurop and the UPU marks a milestone for the two organizations and fits within the broader framework of the partnership agreement for a more environmentally friendly postal sector concluded between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UPU in April 2008.
PostEurop’s Environment Working Group, which has launched a greenhouse gas reduction programme providing for a 10 pct reduction in greenhouse emissions by 2012, will share its best practices and initiatives in the areas of transport, building, product development and operator procurement policy. This agreement provides a basis for the actions of the technical committee.
Pierre MAWAS, Chairman of PostEurop’s Environment Working Group said: “A recognized CO2 measurement protocol is the first step of any effective carbon management policy. We strongly believe that collaboration on that level will show the commitment of the postal sector as a whole to take a common approach and integrate sustainability in the future of the business.”
Daniel LE GOFF, Stakeholder Relations Coordinator at the UPU, added: “Such a collaboration increases our chances of success in setting up the right carbon management programme for the postal sector as a whole. It also means that such important work can be carried out faster and more efficiently.”
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